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Chapter 655 - Murong Xuans Wedding, Battling Jian Feng in the Void
writer:Carefree Smile      update:2022-07-20 15:54
  At the void, the white-robed man stared at Chu Kuangren and said in a composed manner.

  Chu Kuangren, on the other hand, stared into his eyes and placed that sword mold at one side. “We appreciate the Sword Tribe’s gift. I thank you on behalf of Murong Xuan. Since you’re here, why don’t you take a seat?”


  “Since you don’t mind, I shall do that.”


  The white-robed middle-aged man said.

  His figure flashed, and he sat down on one of the seats.

  The cultivators around him automatically shifted aside for him. From the looks of it, it seemed like this man might be an Emperor too!

  The crowd knew they did not qualify to share a seat with an Emperor.

  Hence, Jian Feng got a table all to himself.

  Chu Kuangren could not care less about him too.

  After all, the wedding ceremony was about to begin.

  “Now, let’s welcome the bride and the groom!”


  Elder Ruyan announced out loud.

  A prosperous light suddenly filled the horizon, and two figures could be seen descending from the clouds. The male looked handsome, while the female looked stunning. Both of them were wearing red, and one could say that they were a match made in heaven.

  They landed on the red carpet and then walked toward Longevity Hall.

  Wherever they passed, prosperous light and cloud qi coursed under their feet.

  The cultivators around them quickly rose and sent them their congratulations.

  “Congratulations. Congratulations to you.”


  “Congratulations Emperor for your marriage. I wish you both a happy and fulfilling life.”


  Murong Xuan and Yang Xiyun had a red band of cloth bound between them as they slowly walked up to Chu Kuangren. Only then did they turn to face each other.

  Chu Kuangren was heard letting out a couple of light coughs, as he said in a serious manner, “Murong Xuan, do you take Yang Xiyun as your wedded wife to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?”


  Murong Xuan nodded firmly. “I do.”


  “Yang Xiyun, do you take Murong Xuan as your wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?”


  Yang Xiyun’s face blushed slightly as she looked at Murong Xuan across her. She, too, nodded. “I do.”


  “Very well, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now exchange your rings.” Chu Kuangren smiled delightedly.

  Murong Xuan and Yang Xiyun took out their rings and put them on each other’s finger.

  As if the Heavenly Dao had sensed their union, golden, prosperous clouds and mystical Daoist Rhymes instantly filled the skies, witnessing the new Emperor’s marriage.

  “Rejoice!”


  Thunderous claps were heard from below the stage.

  All the orthodoxies cheered at the newlyweds.

  With that, Murong Xuan and Yang Xiyun were officially wed as Daoist companions under Chu Kuangren’s witness. They vowed to live by each other for the rest of their lives and till death do they part.

  The feast continued.

  Murong Xuan and Yang Xiyun were busy entertaining their guests.

  Meanwhile, in another corner.

  Chu Kuangren left the venue early and came to the top of a mountain. Here, Sword Tribe’s Jian Feng had already been waiting for him long ago.

  “Brother, are you not going to have a few more drinks down there?”


  “I’m not a fan of crowds.”


  Jian Feng replied nonchalantly. An incredibly powerful Emperor Aura was emitted from his body, locking down onto Chu Kuangren. “I came here to meet you today with only one purpose in my mind. I want to see what you’re capable of.”


  “Seems like the Sword Tribe always finds a way back to me.”


  Chu Kuangren replied.

  After defeating the Sword Daoist and their Sovereign, he now had to face the Sword Tribe’s Emperor.

  Their successive appearance made him quite annoyed.

  “Don’t worry. After our battle today, all the bad blood between you and Sword Tribe will be annulled, and we will have nothing to do with each other ever again.”


  “I sincerely hope you keep your words. Make your move then.”


  Swish!

  The Dao patterns on Jian Feng’s body gushed toward Chu Kuangren frenziedly. That was the purest of Dao patterns, one without Emperor qi.

  “Oh, you’re looking for a spar?”


  Chu Kuangren responded.

  Similarly, Dao patterns emerged on his body.

  When the two types of Dao patterns clashed in the void, a horrific energy wave blasted and rumbled the void.

  Gradually, Jian Feng’s Dao was suppressed by Chu Kuangren.

  “In terms of cultivation realm, you have the upper hand against me.”


  “But in terms of Dao, you are a far cry from my level!”


  Chu Kuangren said to him.

  He had attained the Epic Dao, one very close to Prominent Dao.

  Such a Dao was extremely rare in this world. Even though Jian Feng’s cultivation realm was above his, the former could still never beat Chu Kuangren in Dao.

  “Hmph.”


  Jian Feng scoffed, and a sword ray erupted from his body. Among that, Emperor qi with Dao patterns interweaved within surged out.

  He finally made his move.

  Seeing that, Chu Kuangren retaliated with a strike of his sword too.

  With a bang, the two sword qi collided, and the space in the void fluctuated intensely. The whole Black Heaven Sect could feel the magnitude of that clash.

  Faraway, the guests were all startled by this sudden movement.

  “What a dreadful energy. What the hell is going on?”


  “Are there Emperors battling nearby?”


  Having noticed the absence of Chu Kuangren and Jian Feng, some people already had a rough guess on what was happening outside.

  Murong Xuan smiled at the guests and assured them, “My fellow guests, enjoy your meals. It’s just a minor hiccup. I’m sure Sect Leader will sort it out in no time.”


  …


  The collision of a sword qi ripped a rift open in the void.

  Chu Kuangren said to his opponent, “Today is a joyous day for Black Heaven Sect, and I wish not to spoil the fun for my guests. You and I shall resume our battle inside the void!”


  As soon as he finished speaking, a pitch-black crack appeared in the space in front of them.

  His figure flashed and vanished from where he was.

  Jian Feng followed suit and chased after him.

  Within the misty void, the air particles surged, each mixed with a strong spatial force.

  The spatial force vaguely reflected the appearance of the real world.

  The scenes were such as nature, or the bustling streets.

  In here was the void, where the space between reality and nothingness lay. Cultivators with not enough cultivation would never be able to reach this space.

  Inside the void, two figures appeared in a flash.

  Chu Kuangren and Jian Feng stood facing each other in mid-air.

  “If we fight here, we won’t affect reality too much if we keep our powers down,” Chu Kuangren remarked casually.

  “Come at me then!”


  The Emperor’s Aura on Jian Feng’s body erupted without any restriction!

  He was a Rank Three Initial Emperor Realm!

  Chu Kuangren checked out his opponent, Jian Feng’s strength with his Eye of Revelation activated. The latter was in the same cultivation realm as Qin Yu whom he had met last time.

  The difference was that Qin Yu’s Dao had an ordinary Dao and an ordinary Emperor’s Core.

  Meanwhile, Jian Feng had attained Flawed Dao and Middle-grade Emperor’s Core!

  Their respective Daos and Emperor’s Cores were miles apart. Despite being in the same cultivation realm, the combat strength that they both could unleash was starkly different!

  Jian Feng also has a longsword in his hands, which was an Emperor Weapon.

  With Emperor qi injected into that Emperor Weapon, he swung it out, and Daoist patterns interweaved into a huge net, fully encasing Chu Kuangren within.

  However, Chu Kuangren did not show any sign of weakness either as he drew out the Descendant Self in his hand.

  Dazzling sword rays containing his Invincible Technique burst out. With a deafening boom, the sword qi tore the huge net open with brute force.

  Then, the sword ray continued its course toward Jian Feng with frightening momentum, which ended up blasting him several kilometers out from his spot.

  He stared at Chu Kuangren with utter disbelief. “This is… Esoteric Art! I can’t believe you’ve mastered Esoteric Techniques too!”


  He could not believe his own eyes.

  Those who could self-create Esoteric Arts were those who had been in the Emperor Realm for ages and had gained complete clarity and apprehension of their own Daos.

  However, Chu Kuangren had just stepped into the Emperor Realm not long ago! How did he manage to master the Esoteric Art, which most Emperors could not even wrap their heads around yet?

  “You’re surprised by that?”


  “What about this then?”


  As Chu Kuangren thrust his sword finger forward, the Emperor’s Core inside his body ignited again. His might escalated by a whole tier this time, and it shocked Jian Feng to the very core.

  “This Emperor’s Core…”


  Chapter 656 - The Descendant Self Sword Becomes an Emperor Weapon, Meeting the Headless Empress Again, Seems Like She Can Put It Back

  The might of Chu Kuangren’s Emperor qi increased once more!

  Jian Feng’s expression changed upon seeing this. The quality of Chu Kuangren’s Emperor qi had far surpassed his by now.

  Only those with a High-grade Emperor’s Core possessed such powerful Emperor qi.

  No, even the Emperor qi from a High-Grade Emperor’s Core rarely possessed such might.

  “How many strands of Emperor qi did he use to build his Emperor qi foundation? A thousand strands, or is it two thousand? Could it be even more?!

  Jian Feng’s expression turned grim.

  Many factors could affect an Emperor’s combat strength. However, the most important ones were mainly their Emperor’s Dao and Emperor’s Core.

  If one was stronger than their opponent of the same realm in those two aspects, they would gain a significant advantage over them and challenge those in a higher rank too!

  As of now, Chu Kuangren’s Emperor’s Dao and Emperor’s Core were stronger than his. He had even managed to master an Esoteric Art that only a few Emperors could.

  In this case, it would be hard for him to win against Chu Kuangren even if he was in a higher cultivation realm.

  Perhaps he would lose too!

  “Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.”


  Chu Kuangren raised his hand and struck out with his sword.

  Sword qi from his attack surged out like a crashing tide, causing the void to rumble wherever it went. It was so powerful that the spatial fluctuations started to build up back in the real world.

  Jian Feng grunted. With the power of his Emperor’s Dao and Emperor’s Core channeled to its fullest potential, he unleashed a sword technique that turned the intertwining Daoist patterns into a gigantic white sword shadow. “Emperor Technique, Overarching Sword Stream!!”


  The two great Emperor Techniques clashed and shook the void by tearing apart the surrounding space with both their sword qis.

  In the end, Jian Feng could not defend himself from the power of Chu Kuangren’s Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique and was blasted away. By the looks of it, the attack had critically injured him as the Daoist patterns on his body started to show signs of cracking.

  “I’ve lost this battle.”


  No longer wishing to continue their fight, Jian Feng immediately admitted his defeat.

  Chu Kuangren stopped attacking after hearing that. He, too, did not want to complicate matters before understanding the whole situation.

  He retracted his power, opened a rift in the void, and returned to the real world.

  Jian Feng came out with him as well.

  They were still in the Black Heaven Sect’s territory at that time. Chu Kuangren shot a glare at Jian Feng and said, “Feel free to stay for the wedding reception. After all, you did present the couple with a wedding gift.”


  After that, he turned and walked towards the Longevity Hall.

  “Hmph.”


  Jian Feng snorted before following Chu Kuangren.

  As he stared at Chu Kuangren’s back with a surprised and inquisitive look, he wondered how could a new Emperor possess such terrifying combat strength.

  ‘What kind of secrets does this guy have?’


  …


  At the end of the wedding reception, the guests gradually left one after another.

  Nightfall.

  A full moon hung in the night sky, and its moonlight shone like water.

  Chu Kuangren was sitting on a couch with a sword ray circulating within him. Upon closer inspection, it was a white jade-colored sword ray.

  That was… the Descendant Self.

  Chu Kuangren was currently improving the Descendant Self Sword’s quality.

  The Descendant Self Sword has been his trusty sword ever since he started his path of cultivation. Besides, it had experienced its fair share of fortunate encounters, such as merging with a sword soul and absorbing the purple haze during Chu Kuangren’s Sage tribulation. With that, the Descendant Self Sword was no longer what it used to be.

  Now, Chu Kuangren has become an Emperor.

  It was time he increased this sword’s quality to that of an Emperor Weapon.

  Hence, Chu Kuangren was doing exactly that — using his Emperor qi to nurture the Descendant Self.

  Soon, ten days had passed.

  On this day.

  The Descendant Self Sword let out a soft clang.

  A powerful sword aura emanated and spread everywhere from its body, causing all of the swords in the Black Heaven Blade Mountain to tremble.

  The Descendant Self Sword has finally become an Emperor Weapon!

  “After all these years, you’ve finally upgraded into an Emperor Weapon. It’ll be a pleasure working with you from now on, partner.”


  Chu Kuangren chuckled as he stroked the sword with his fingers.

  The Descendant Self Sword trembled slightly, seemingly replying to him.

  Chu Kuangren could also feel a sense of excitement coming from a certain consciousness. It was the Descendant Self Sword’s consciousness.

  The Descendant Self was a sword that was alive.

  After all, not just any weapon in the world would have a soul of its own.

  Even an Emperor Weapon could not produce a soul on its own.

  It could only manage a spiritual consciousness at most.

  As for the Descendant Self Sword, it possessed a complete soul that none other Emperor Weapons had because it had merged with a sword soul and was enhanced by the Sage tribulation’s purple haze.

  Therefore, Chu Kuangren had never treated the Descendant Self Sword as a normal tool but a true partner in combat instead.

  Although he had obtained many Emperor Weapons, among which had greater power than the Descendant Self Sword, Chu Kuangren had never thought of replacing the latter with them.

  With that, he sheathed the Descendant Self Sword and tied it to his waist.

  After that, Chu Kuangren came out of his room.

  At the Towering Heaven Palace’s courtyard, the three new Emperors, Lan Yu, Murong Xuan, and Leng Ningyu were mentally sparring with each other.

  Three types of colorful Daoist patterns intertwined in the air, appearing ever so gorgeous and fascinating.

  Meanwhile, Lil Bing, Nangong Huang, Shang Qingxue, and the others watched attentively from the side, striving to gain some insights from the mental spar that was going on.

  Chu Kuangren was watching those three from the side too. He even activated his Eye of Revelation to analyze their strengths.

  Lan Yu was the strongest among the three, having obtained a High-grade Emperor’s Core while her Dao has reached a Flawless quality.

  She was seconded by Leng Ningyu, who had a Middle-grade Emperor’s Core while possessing a Flawed-quality Dao. This difference in quality was most likely due to both of their respective Daoist Physiques.

  On the other hand, Murong Xuan paled in comparison to the two, with a Low-grade Emperor’s Core and an Ordinary-quality Dao.

  After watching one match, Chu Kuangren did not disturb the trio. Instead, his figure disappeared from the spot and reappeared on a mountain peak hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from the Black Heaven Sect.

  Once he scanned the surroundings with his Emperor Thought and made sure that no one was in the vicinity, he took out the female Emperor’s head. With a deep breath, he removed the Forbidden Sealing Talisman from it.

  Chu Kuangren instantly sensed a peculiar spatial fluctuation that emanated from that head.

  “Let’s hope everything goes smoothly.”


  He murmured.

  This time, he had come here to meet the Headless Empress.

  To be precise, her name was Luo Shui.

  She was a disciple of the Chaos Daoist Celestial.

  As the peculiar spatial fluctuation from Luo Shui’s head spread far and wide, a rift soon opened in the void before Chu Kuangren, and a figure stepped out to meet Chu Kuangren.

  The figure was headless.

  It was one of the Seven Great Mysterious Manifestations, the Headless Woman.

  She was also Empress Luo Shui.

  Upon sensing the spatial fluctuation coming from her head in Chu Kuangren’s arms, Empress Luo Shui immediately attacked.

  Her Dao was so powerful that Daoist patterns manifested in the void!

  “She’s powerful, more powerful than the last time I saw her!”


  “No, it’s not that she has gotten more powerful. It’s the Firmament Star’s Heavenly Dao. After it’s been restored to its full strength, it can now accommodate more power in this world!”


  Chu Kuangren mumbled.

  This meant that Empress Luo Shui had never exerted her full strength in the past.

  The Firmament Star could not handle her full strength because of its damage in the Heavenly Dao. However, now that the Heavenly Dao had been restored, Empress Luo Shui could unleash more power than ever. Hence, her strength was naturally much more powerful.

  “Inverted Universe!”


  Chu Kuangren lifted his hand and launched his Invincible Technique.

  Two different surges of energy clashed in the void, sending terrifying shockwaves in all directions and rumbling the surrounding terrain within a ten thousand kilometer radius.

  Several cracks even appeared in the void.

  Both Chu Kuangren and Empress Luo Shui were pushed back from the impact.

  “She’s many times stronger than Jian Feng and Qin Yu!”


  “And that’s while not having a head as well. If she recovers her head, will her strength be that of an Expert— no, Perfected Emperor?”


  Chu Kuangren activated his Eye of Revelation and started to analyze the Headless Empress.

  As an Emperor, he could see more information about her and even deduce that she was at least a Perfected Emperor at her prime.

  She had a Superb-grade Emperor’s Core and an Epic-quality Emperor’s Dao!

  Superb-Grade Emperor’s Core and Epic-quality Emperor’s Dao!

  Among the Emperors, possessing such foundations was extremely rare.

  “Stop. You can have your head back now.”


  Chu Kuangren then tossed her head towards her.

  Empress Luo Shui immediately caught it and stopped attacking. The first thing she did was place her head back onto her body.

  The moment her head and her body made contact, Chu Kuangren saw a faint blood-colored light radiating from the cut between them. After that, her flesh and bone started fusing rapidly.

  “Oh, it seems like she can put it back.”


  Chu Kuangren uttered in amazement.